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RPM Racing KTM's Mateo Olivei- ra. Normally seen only at grand prix-style events, he decided at the last minute to get more seat time on his Motorex/Dunlop/DA8 Training/Klim-backed 450 XC-F as he preps for next year's as- sault on the Open Pro division. He waited until lap four of the two-and-a-half-hour race to pit, which allowed him to get tantaliz- ingly close to Redondi, who'd pitted the previous lap. "We were close—on lap three, we were battling like [at] a GP," Re- dondi laughed, "but here, it's diffi- cult to make some passes because of lappers [and the tight trail]." A somewhat lonely third at the finish, LiquiMoly Beta's Zane Rob- erts got off to a rough start aboard his IMS/FMF/Enduro Engineer- ing/Regulus/Klim 480 RR. "I got a bad start, and that kind of put me in the chaos. I think I went down five times in the first, probably, three miles!" he said. "I don't know what was going on. I was about ready to head in [to the pits] and call it good. I wasn't too far off [at the end] of that first lap—could see Mateo and Taylor out here in the field. I knew I was still in it, but those guys were rid- ing awesome the rest of the race, so they got away from me there." For Dallas Chidester (DC) Yama- ha's Ottersberg and his Precision Concepts/Rocket Exhaust/Law Tigers/Pure Adrenaline YZ250F, it was a relief to get the race go- ing, though Team Manager Scott Perkins purposely avoided letting him know he was leading. So, Ot- tersberg thought he was second or third, not leading. Needing to finish only 16th or better if rival Jaden Dahners won, Ottersberg said, "I'll be quite hon- est—I've been nervous all week- end. I haven't been in contention for a championship in I can't tell you how long; these champion- ships have been escaping me, so this one was very special to finish, but it was definitely a fight—I had to earn this one! "I figured if the win was there, I'd try to get it, but my biggest goal was just get to the finish, ride safe, minimize mistakes and we ended up finishing first. Hon- IN THE WIND P50 Despite a bad case of pre-race nerves, Mason Ottersberg settled in when the race started. He defeated title rival Jaden Dahners, enough to wrap up the Pro 250 Championship. A pleased Ava Silvestri started the season with a win and finished it with the Women's Championship.